The efficacy and function of Guanyin bamboo

The traditional Chinese medicine Guanyin bamboo is often used by people in real life because of its functions and effects. So, what kind of effects and functions does Guanyin Bamboo have? Let us study it together.

[Other names] Snake ginseng, water ophiopogon, horseback ginseng, dragon claw ginseng, double kidney grass, walking kidney grass

[Source] Medicinal material source: the whole herb with roots of the Orchidaceae plant.

[Original morphology] Tongue-lip orchid, a terrestrial plant, 50-60cm tall, with thick fibrous roots. Stem erect, glabrous, with 3-6 leaves. The lower leaves are elliptical or oblong, with obtuse or acute tips, base amplexicaul, glabrous, the largest leaf is up to 16cm long and 5cm wide, and the upper leaves gradually become bracts with pointed tips. The raceme is 10-15cm long, with more than 10-20 flowers; the bracts are narrowly lanceolate, green, often slightly longer than the ovary; the flowers are large, initially white, then turn pale yellow; the middle sepal is ovate, cuculate, acute, 7mm long, the lateral sepals are reflexed, obliquely ovate, acute, and the same length as the middle sepal; the petals are linear, obtuse at the apex, slightly shorter than the middle sepal, the lip is linear, undivided, fleshy, up to 2cm long; the spur is filiform, longer than the ovary, up to 6cm, and curved; the ovary is slender cylindrical and glabrous. Flowering period is May-June.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Grown in grass under dense forests, on grass slopes or in the shade and wet places of valleys at an altitude of 800-3500m.

【Nature and flavor】 Sweet; neutral

【Functions and indications】 Tonifies Qi and moistens the lungs; resolves phlegm and relieves cough; detoxifies. Weakness after illness; cough due to lung heat; phlegm and wheezing; leucorrhea; toothache due to deficiency fire; poisonous snake bites

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decocted in water, 9-15g. For external use: take appropriate amount and mash fresh product for application.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

The above are the effects and functions of Guanyin bamboo. We can also eat Guanyin bamboo reasonably according to our own situation to relieve the pain caused by the disease.